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Adjective: polite (politer,politest)  pu'lIt
  1. Showing regard for others in manners, speech, behaviour, etc.
    "The polite waiter made sure everyone's needs were met"
     
  2. Marked by refinement in taste and manners
    "polite society";
    - civilized, civilised [Brit], cultivated, cultured, genteel
     
  3. Not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
    "even if he didn't like them he should have been polite";
    - civil

Derived forms: politest, politer

See also: civility, courteous, gracious, mannerly, nice, niceness, politeness, politesse, refined, well-mannered

Antonym: impolite

Encyclopedia: Polite